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    Exploring the Earth

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    FSTG111 Exploring the Earth Assignment 1 Study Figure I-1 and answer the following questions: (a) With which type of plate boundary are most of the modern volcanoes associated? _______________________________________________________________________ (b) Identify the following volcanoes and indicate the plate-tectonic environment of each (all of these are listed in Table 1): Volcano Plate 1. Mount St. Helens‚ WA 2. Kilauea‚ Hawaii 3. Krakatoa‚ Indonesia Tectonic Environment -----------------------

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    Neoclassicism

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    designed his own patterns on the backs of his chair. Robert Adam’s decorative arts can be seen in the interiors‚ such as in the Etruscan Room (figure 1) at Osterley Park House. Here‚ Robert Adam uses classical Roman decorative motifs inspired by Herculaneum and Pompeii. Adam also designed flat grotesque panels‚ which were inspired from Roman mural painting. figure 1 Although neoclassical architecture was primarily influenced by Roman and Greek architecture‚ it become a movement of its own‚ with

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    serious‚ unemotional‚ and sternly heroic ("Answers.com‚" 2011). The social condition that may have contributed to the advent of this style was art itself a reaction of Rococo and Classical Art. Partly stimulated by the discovery of Roman ruins a Herculaneum and Pompeii‚ along with publication in 1755 of the highly Influential book Thought of the Imitation of Greek Work of Art‚ by a German art historian and scholar Johann Winckelmann‚ all of this revival of Neoclassical Art ("Answers.com‚" 2011).

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    Even though the Enlightenment dominated the eighteenth century two very important cultural trends were able to emerge into the world of arts. These were the Rococo style‚ followed by the Neoclassical style. Although both completely different from each other‚ both helped to clear the path toward the modern world of art we have today. The differences of the two can be expressed through the origin of creation‚ stylistic paintings‚ and architectural developments. "The Rococo style arose in France in

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    Pompeii Research Paper

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    Pompeii Essay In the year 79 CE Mt. Vesuvius of Pompeii erupted. The eruption was so catastrophic that it destroyed cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii‚ which is also known as “The Garden of the Fugitives”‚ is an important part of Ancient Roman history‚ because it has shown historians a vision of the Ancient Roman society. Historians now believe that the people of Pompeii died by an explosion of gas and hot mud brutally eliminated the residents. Before this‚ people believed that everyone died

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    Classicism “Classicism: Aesthetic attitudes and principles based on culture‚ art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome‚ and characterized by emphasis on form‚ simplicity‚ proportion‚ and restrained emotion.” Classical Idealism · - Classical idealism is best understood if one starts at the beginning‚ with Plato and his notion of paradeigma‚ which in essence is describing the other worldly‚ or heavenly place that all beings were originally designed after.[2] - The classical

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    nationalism‚ and tradition. Neoclassicism spread throughout Europe‚ but France and England were the countries that used neoclassical art the most. There are few reasons for the start of neoclassicism. The discovery of ancient artifacts at the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii was a big inspiration to neoclassicism. German art historian Johann J. Winckelmann may have also helped develop the movement when he stated that the most important aspects of classical art were "noble simplicity and calm grandeur (Buser)

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    Introduction This poster will compare and contrast two major volcanoes‚ Mount Vesuvius located on the Italian east coast and Mount Tambora located on the northern coast of Sumbawa island‚ Indonesia. Volcanoes are the most destructive natural disasters. Both Mount Vesuvius and Mount Tambora have caused great destruction in the past‚ killing many people and destroying entire cities. This poster will compare and contrast the volcanoes types/structure‚ the cause of the eruptions and the current levels

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    temper the excesses of the Roman court‚ restore Senate authority and promote public welfare. Titus (79-81) earned his people’s devotion with his handling of recovery efforts after the infamous eruption of Vesuvius‚ which destroyed the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii. The

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    Hellenistic art was propelled and conducted under the vast expansion of the Greek world under Alexander the Great in the late fourth century B.C. During this era‚ bronze‚ cast from alloys of copper‚ tin‚ lead‚ and other elements‚ was employed tremendously for dynamic compositions‚ displays of the nudity‚ and graphic expressions of individual identities. Surpassing marble with its tensile strength‚ reflective characteristics‚ and capability of embracing the finest details‚ bronze statues were produced

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